Fabulous Fruit Salsa!

Salsa is always a perfect nutrition choice for seasoning anything and everything…light, healthy and packed with disease-fighting plant chemicals called polyphenols—this is one condiment that should be a staple in your heart-healthy eating regimen.

I had to share this American Heart Association delicious recipe which taps into the last days of summer’s fruit bounty!

Grilled shrimp is perfectly accented by this light, summery pineapple-melon salsa. The flavors are bright and fresh, just right for a hot day. Use just one melon or any combination of melons—including watermelon—for the versatile salsa. For best flavor marinate the shrimp overnight.

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Coconut water is the new Muscle Milk. No, it's not the same thing as the saturated-fat-laden coconut milk derived from the meat of the coconut but is instead the thin, watery stuff that drains out when you break a young, green coconut open. One cup of the water contains a mere 46 calories but is chock-full of electrolytes and minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and vitamin C, plus it's got less than 0.5 grams of fat and provides a nice source of fiber.